Mostly boys · peaked in 2013
Cruz name popularity since 1925
33,622 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Cruz (10.4% girls, 89.6% boys). Half of them were born in 2010 or earlier, so the typical Cruz is about 16 years old in 2026. Cruz peaked in 2013 as the #279 name for boys, and it ranked #331 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 33,622
- Named Cruz, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #331
- for boys in 2025 (1,025 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 89.6% boys
- 3,504 girls · 30,118 boys
- Most popular in
- New Mexico
- 4.53× its national share
Peak year is the year Cruz made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Cruz births per year, 1925–2025
2013 was the biggest year for Cruz both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 2003 and 2008, Cruz became 2.3× more common, from 1 in 5,500 baby boys to 1 in 2,410.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Cruz's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Cruz.
Decade by decade
Babies named Cruz in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 326 | 403 | – |
| 1930s | 526 | 655 | #711 |
| 1940s | 466 | 730 | #809 |
| 1950s | 452 | 833 | #837 |
| 1960s | 311 | 759 | #926 |
| 1970s | 267 | 788 | #972 |
| 1980s | 256 | 1,299 | #811 |
| 1990s | 262 | 2,126 | #702 |
| 2000s | 238 | 5,107 | #516 |
| 2010s | 264 | 10,982 | #324 |
| 2020–25 | 136 | 6,436 | #331 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
42.9% of babies named Cruz from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Cruz is most popular
The index compares Cruz's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Cruz.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 4.53× | 766 |
| Arizona | 3.79× | 1,501 |
| Nevada | 3.42× | 373 |
| Texas | 2.98× | 7,143 |
| California | 2.35× | 7,600 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Cruz and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Cruz (this page) | 30,118 | 2013 |
| Kruz | 2,659 | 2022 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Cruz's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Cruz.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Cruz (2013).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data